Convertible lawn and hedge shears



J. w. WILKINSON CONVERTIBLE LAWN AND HEDGE SHEARS Filed June 15, 1922 WITNESS: -26 INVENTOR WWW. Jlmlzerwilki n Y L f ATTORNEY or "a;

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CONVERTIBLE LA N" Am)- HEDGE SHEARS:

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171i" rs, each e e l gapy yidedzwithia threaded-hole for the bar.

t i P d phi Phnsylvania -a citithreaded portion,9 of the-.'-.bolt. Eachiboltes n a fee S a:herenv nte rcerfi l lfi gaew flshelillO, andsa nut 11, between 5 min newland useful Improvements in Conthe rodiand bar. A '.br,acket 12. is. clamped 60 ibie e hne Hied e Sh e eH fW i hi the following is a speclfication.

This .lnventlonmelates to lawn tr mming and mowing mplements and ,1 nore part cu onto the bar opposite its rod byuaunu t. 13,

of a 190E115. ach.bracketiis extended bee yond the end of itsibar whereitis perfolarlv to means for operating cutters SHQh jLS ratedf or thepilleportion-eofiaibolt lti, hav- 65 F (l i i H I l I I a 4 bashes, shrubbery, trees, etc, a nd alongrs1de-, walks e near fences, wallsandother ,plac'esg- B i i G t-9i my: JT QQPl Qi-l L Q prov de an i' pl ment which conld beqniek & a apte Q11 connection .with thehanaz I 4) y i l. ly cohnected to a pair hedge shears for cntt ng or tr rnm ng close to the'ground without stoopingi Each ed withz ip rionation ,atits end 20; H j The, hereinbeforeidescribed operating deof shears such as dies 21 of shears 22 byrneans. of .thethreads;

ed portion;- oftherbo'lt' 16, and byan ,eye Sbolt .Y.1.,1...., i edge or pruning shears, when used n cutlngath readedportlonoppositethe p111 .por- :7 ll i 0 e g fgu d, 9 s 1 .a llnds 01 anda a ge. l8ebetween said-portions. brackfii im. hasam eXtens1on.-l9 provide kY other object is "a device, including a ra tion;qfithe endfihof the bracket-and the. P r l fl le r ed nte e erteelmee ion yeefi he lt..23,'e o1t 24 being provide-" at 'a'n ang e'wi'thshea'rs tooperate the same; ed with a perforation for a pin 25. To op-i A erate; the she rs, by .means i. oi the handle .411. '1 and'lwithout bendlng or otherwise interferbars jhe,pars areimoned away :fromteachm.

s v t i rea r gl- Q PiQ- Qt he cutting edg'es." g g l L W th he v id ,re et nbie a tie-n -/1i-.".-.. .i J. 1.. this mventlon comprises the construction combination and arrangement of parts hereother to open the shears and towards eachi heret .9 6 e-ihe Shearsa Wl1e11: the.-.bars V a e i IIL BQ a direction 1 away fromiieachi other, ith'e grods 6 ,swing and .sliplon slide! ong the ey s. v5', thus lengthening. the. leverinaffter inorefully'describd; an'embodirnent age, ,aboye the point :of crossing, causing the .85

whereof is illustrated vthe accpm-panyin win nd. .em fe d, withiee ha e n 9?. tit PPee i it he s unl h thatthe essentlal, characterlstic features,

1'1" ifi ing any of the advantages rods 6 are close ,tothebarszt, and the porpin portions of the bolts. 16 and upon fthe m b lt? the eXtensionnm preventing the 4 Y r r I H relative angular; displacementibetween theii 35 maybe niodified'without departing from the handle bars and shears, 1

ii lliqfeic lod abbveithe eyesv5 EI'QJClIIVBdI in 5. 91 aim nner that when theebars; 4 are moved; apart the: said upperends of the :rods' 1 L moveyertically ,imalinement :With the i bars. it

When theshears atansedto. trim hedges, I

or to trim ,t l e edgewof ai-ilawnuclose to an er11bank Inent-, v the handle bars may be quickly diseonnected fro'rn the shears by removing the bolts 24.

What I claim is:

l. The combination with shears, a pair of handle bars mounted parallel to each other 50 handle bars 4 having mounted thereon in in a vertical plane and adapted to move alignment screws provided with eyes 5 for rods 6. The rods are cross-connected to swing on a rivet 7 and the corresponding ends of the rods below the rivet are perfobodily toward and from each other in said plane to operate theshears, and means guiding the bars to move in said plane.

2. The combination claimed in claim 1,

55 rated for bolts 8 on which the rods are free and means movably connecting the bars with to swing. The bolts 8 are adapted to conthe guiding means.

3. The combination with shears, a pair of handle bars mounted parallel to each other in a vertical plane and adapted to move bodily toward and from each other in said plane to operate the shears, and means to limit the distance through which the bars may be moved.

4. The combination claimed in claim 3, said limiting means comprising a pair of crossed rods, each rod movably connected at one end with one of the bars and at its opposite end with a second bar.

5. The combination with shears, a pair of handle bars operatively connected with the shears, a pair of crossed rods movably connected with the bars, and a fulcrum common to said rods.

6. The combination claimed in claim 5, and means to cause said fulcrum to move in a plane parallel with that of the bars.

7. The combination with shears, a pair of handle bars to operate the shears, a pair of crossed rods between the bars, and means fixedly mounted on the bars connecting the opposite ends of each rod to said bars.

8. The combination claimed in claim 7, and means to cause said rods to slide during the operation of the bars.

9. The combination with shears, a pair of handle bars to operate the shears, a pair of crossed rods, means slidingly connecting the rods with the bars, and a fulcrum common to said rods.

10. The combination claimed in claim 9, said fulcrum being intermediate the connecting means.

11. The combination with shears, a parallel pair of handle bars operatively connected with the shears, and movable bodily toward and away from each other in a plane at an angle with that of the shears, and means for guiding the bars slidingly connected with the bars.

12. The combination claimed in claim 11, said bars provided with means to cause the guiding means to rock.

13. The combination with shears, a pair of handle bars mounted parallel to each other and adapted to move bodily toward and from each other in a plane at an angle with that of the shears to operate the same, and means detachably connecting the bars at a fixed angle with the shears.

14. The combination claimed in claim 13, and braces between the bars and shears.

15. The combination with shears, a pair of handle bars to operate the shears, means connecting the bars at an angle with the shears, said means connecting each bar with shear member at two points at an angle to each other.

16. The combination claimed in claim 15, said connecting means adapted to permit of the movement of the bars in alignment with each other.

17. In combination with a pair of shears, a pair of handle bars to operate the shears and movable bodily towards and away from each other in a plane at an angle with that of the shears, means connecting the bars at a fixed angle with the shears, said connecting means adapted to permit of the movement of the bars in alignment with each other.

18. The combination claimed in claim 17, and means interconnecting the bars.

19. In combination with a pair of shears, a parallel pair of handle bars to operate the shears and movable bodily towards and away from each other in a plane at an angle with that of the shears, means connecting the bars with the shears, and means adapted to permit of a relative movement between the bars and shears.

20. The combination claimed in claim 19, including means movably interconnecting the bars.

21. In combination with a pair of shears, of a .parallel pair of handle bars to operate the shears, said bars and shears being connected at a fixed angle, and means interconnecting the bars comprising a pair of rods each connected at one end with one of the bars and free to slide along the other bar.

22. The combination claimed in claim 21, each bar provided with means for guiding the rod of the adjacent bar.

23. In combination with a pair of shears, a pair of handle bars mounted parallel with each other and adapted to move bodily towards and from each other to operate the shears, means detachably connecting the bars at a fixed angle with the shears, and a pair of rods interconnecting the bars.

24. The combination claimed in claim 23, each rod being connected at one end with one of the bars and having'its opposite end free to move along the other bar.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

J. WALTER WILKINSON. 

